Auxiliary radius-rod.



W. E. HOUGAS & L. J. MlDGORDEN.

AUXILIARY RADIUS HOD.

APPLICATION FILH) APR. 13, 1914.

1,23%? 1 3. Patented June 19, 1917.

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To all whom it may comci'n Be it known that We, W'numn F. houses and L. J. lilmoouoicx, citizens of the United States, i'esiding at Lamoni, in the county of Decatur and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Auxiliary Radius-Rods, of. which the fol lowing is a specification.

lhis invention relates to attachments For automobiles and more particularly to an auxiliary radnis rod for use upon a pleasure "automobile commercially known a Ford,

The primary object of this invention is the provision of an auxiliary radius rod for attacl'mient to an automobile, for strengthening the front axle of the automohile, eliminating the liability of breakage to the radius rod proper, increasing the longevity oi the car and rendering the car more sei-viceahle for rough or heavy usage.

With the foregoing and other objects i. View this invention consists in such novel, features of construction, combination and. arrangement of parts will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the ac oompanying drawings I and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will he had to the accompanying drawings Wl'ierein like characters of refer.- ence designate like 01' corresponding parts throughout thev several views; and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fragment of the bottom of an automobile show ing the auxiliary radius hai' attached thereto Fig.9 is a side elevation'of'a portion of an automobile showing; the manner of atcaching the auxiliary radius bar thereto,

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the any iliaiy radius haz and Fig. 4 isfan enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 4- of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the casing of the engine used. for the propulsion of the vehicle a fragment of which is shown in Figs. 1 and 52, which casing has depending therefrom a lug 2 The lug 2 is positioned forwardly of the fly Wheel retaining ortion of the casing and it has attached t (El'QiZO the ordinary radius rod 3, Which. radius rod has its arms 4 and 5 extending forwardly from the lug 2 to the front axle of the vehicle Where they have their terminaliends connected to the bolts 7, which extend through the axle 6.

Specification of Letters l aizcnti Serial Ito. EElfiht'i.

"fl 3 auaiiia "i0 has arms ii. and 1%. center as is v. a'iif. slim-tn H1 l, :ngs. to whi h fnvergin: ends plates and 15 ai'e secured ivy any suitable as a bolt or: rivet 16 The plat flit and 15 are pa'oiidwd with oppositely (lisp zed openings is? aul 15 having extending transversely tlierethrrmgz h bolts 1?, which bolts are spaced for insertion into the screw thremied holes iii forniedin the lug L, which holes are formed in the construction or" the car and not eepecially for the attach: meat of the plates 1.4: and theictoi The arms 11 and have theirfree teirninal ends flattened and provided with openings extending thcvethroiagli, and the ai'msi'adiate from their converging approximately parallel to the raaiation of the arms 4; and of the radius bar 3, and they are *istcning means such mounted upon the. bolt 7 upon thef'pposite sides oi the axle 6 train the sides upon which the ends of the anus i and oi the radius rod 3 are attached. Tic anfiiliai'y radius rod 10. tends to strengthen vehicle and brace the radius rod 3 thereby 'endei'ing more positive and steady the movement of the axle 6 in guidin of the vehicle and materially increasing the longevity of this port-ion of the automobile.

In reducing the invention to practice tail) minor t'catu esof construction, COHil/illflr tion and ilii'tlllgtllltllt of partsinay necessitate alterations to which the patentee entitled provided such alterations aic isompi'ehended Within the of whalt is claimed lVhat is claimed ist-- 1. The combination with an antomohile embodying an engine casing and all mt axle, and a ll-shaped radius and secured at its apex to said casing and extending forwardly-therefmm to said axie, of an amiiliary V-Sha apex to said casing and extending f zrwaz'dly therefrom to said axle, the forward ends of said first radius rod being located above the axle and the corresponding said auxiliary radius rod being located below radius rod. secured at its v openings, and a front axle, and a V-shaped radius rod secured at its apex to said lug and extending forwardly therefrom to said axle, of an auxiliary ll-shaped radius rod, a pair of'spaced plates secured to the apex of the auxiliary V-shaped radius rod and having openings therein, bolts extending through the ofienings and threaded into the located below said axle, the ends of the radius rod being alined with the ends of the 1-3 other rod,fand a bolt engaging each pair of alined ends and the axle to secure all of said ends to'the axle.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIE E. HOUGAS. LEONARD J MIDGORDEN.

Witnesses:

Jo N MIDGORDEN, FLOYD RICHARDSON. 

